Accounting Services Administrator

Requisition Information

Requisition No: 874064

Agency: Business and Professional Regulation

Working Title: ACCOUNTING SERVICES ADMINISTRATOR - SES - 79010262

Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 79010262

Salary: $2,490.42-$2,681.99

Posting Closing Date: 04/23/2026

Job Details

DIVISION: ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

Job Title: Accounting Services Administrator – SES

Position Number: 79010262

Hiring Salary: $2490.42 - $2681.99 Biweekly

Personnel System: STATE PERSONNEL SYSTEM

*Only current State Personnel System Employees will be considered.

***Applicants must complete all fields in the Candidate Profile. Work history, hours worked, and formal education are required to qualify for this position. Responses to Qualifying Questions must be verifiable in the Candidate Profile. Resumes and other documentation can be attached to provide additional information. ***

Our Organization and Mission

License efficiently. Regulate fairly. Florida counts on DBPR to ensure many important matters are handled well. From the safety of food service and the integrity of real estate transactions to the standards of combat sports and the transparency of condominium governance, DBPR’s regulatory programs intersect with a wide range of business and professional activities in Florida. DBPR also enforces the qualifications of licensure that ensure work requiring a skilled professional is performed safely and sufficiently. Our stakeholders include these professionals and their customers alike. Under the direction of Secretary Melanie S. Griffin, the agency licenses and regulates individuals and businesses operating in the industries noted above, and many more which can be viewed on our website: myfloridalicense.com.

The Work You Will Do

Performs professional accounting work for a complex accounting office. Motivates, trains, and evaluates employees. Plans and directs work for the Disbursements section within the Bureau. Specific duties include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Develops, implements, and monitors procedures to be followed by employees in the Disbursements Section, assuring that all payments are processed within the time limits imposed by Section 215.422, Florida Statues.
• Ensures procedures are in place to assure the validity and accuracy of entries into the department’s accounting records including encumbrances, disbursements, and corrections.
• Ensures that employees follow all policies and procedures established by the department and the State Comptroller’s Office when auditing invoices for payment.
• Performs all supervisory administrative tasks required in the day to day supervision of staff.
• Maintains good communications with stakeholders both internal and external to the department.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of accounting principles, practices and procedures
• Knowledge of the effect of FLAIR transactions on encumbrances and budget
• Ability to train
• Ability to analyze records of financial transactions
• Ability to prepare and maintain a variety of accounting records
• Ability to plan and organize
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing
• Ability to independently coordinate work assignments

SPECIAL NOTE: Proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word, FLAIR, MyFloridaMarketplace (MFMP), the Statewide Travel Management System (STMS) and PCard Works.

Minimum Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED
• Five years state accounting experience
• Three years’ experience with FLAIR, MFMP, STMS and PCard Works
• Familiarity with Florida PALM
• Two years supervisory experience

Preferred

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance

The Benefits of Working for the State of Florida

“Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State’s total compensation package for employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits including:

• State of Florida retirement package: 3% employee contribution required.
• Nine annual paid holidays and one personal holiday
• You will receive 176 hours of paid annual leave annually as a new employee with the State of Florida
• You will receive 104 hours of paid sick leave annually.
• The State of Florida offers health insurance coverage (i.e. individual and family coverage) to eligible employees.
• The State of Florida provides a $25,000 life insurance policy to eligible employees.
• Additional supplemental insurance policies are available for dental, vision, hospital supplement, cancer, etc.
• Tax deferred medical and childcare reimbursement accounts are available.
• Tuition waiver program to attend an approved State of Florida College or University

For additional benefit information, please visit the following website: http://www.mybenefits.myflorida.com

Applicant Note

To maintain fairness and integrity in our hiring process, the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to answer qualifying questions or participate in interviews is strictly prohibited. Applicants must provide their own, authentic responses during all stages of the evaluation and recruitment process. Any candidate found using AI to assist in their answers will be disqualified from consideration

If you are the selected candidate for this position and hold a current license through the Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation, you may be required to place your license in an inactive status.

NOTE: This position requires a security background check and participation in direct deposit. You will be required to provide your Social Security Number (SSN) and date of birth in order to conduct this background check. Applicants are required to apply through the People First system by the closing date, by applying online. All required documentation must be received by the closing date of the advertisement. If you have any questions regarding your application, you may call 1-877-562-7287.

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace. The Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation is committed to increasing recruitment and hiring of individuals with disabilities and improving employment outcomes. Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must contact the DBPR Human Resources (HR) Office at (850) 487-2074. DBPR requests applicants notify HR in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

SPECIAL REMINDERS

• Male applicants born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion unless they are registered with the Selective Services System (SSS) before their 26th birthday, or have a Letter of Registration Exemption from the SSS. For more information, please visit the SSS website: http://www.sss.gov .
• If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS on how your current benefits will be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida. Your current retirement benefits may be canceled, suspended or deemed ineligible depending upon the date of your retirement.
• The Department of Business and Professional Regulation will only hire U. S. citizens and lawfully authorized alien workers. Our agency participates in the E-Verify System which is a federal government electronic database available for employers to use to verify the identity and employment eligibility of all persons hired to work in the United States.
• Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.
• The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.